LLCC Board of Trustees Welcomes New Student Trustee
The Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees welcomed a new student trustee on Wednesday, April 24. Braden Nicoll of Springfield took the oath of office for a one-year term as student trustee on the LLCC Board of Trustees. Nicoll, a...
LLCC College for Kids Offering More Summer Programs
Image by Daniela Dimitrova from Pixabay College for Kids at Lincoln Land Community College will offer more than 60 programs this summer from June 10-July 25 thanks to new and continuing partnerships. Most programs will be held at the...
SIU Medicine will host its 16th Annual Butterfly Release
Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU Medicine will host its 16th Annual Butterfly Release at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, in the Thomas Garden of Hope, Simmons Cancer Institute, 315 W. Carpenter St., Springfield. The public is invited to the...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois Hosting Alumni Day on April 27
Image by ruthclark from Pixabay The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCIL) is hosting an Alumni Day on Saturday, April 27 as part of the end-of-year Club Basketball Tournament. Twenty-three Club alumni from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s...
LLCC Choir and Band to Perform this Spring
The Lincoln Land Community College Choir and Band invite the public to upcoming free concerts this spring on the LLCC campus at 5250 Shepherd Rd. in Springfield. The theme of LLCC’s Choir performance is, “Glory!” The choir will perform on...
LLCC Coach Ron Riggle receives 2024 NJCAA Loyalty Award
Coach Ron Riggle, Lincoln Land Community College’s athletics director and head baseball coach, received the 2024 Loyalty Award on April 17 at the NJCAA Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Coach Riggle has served as the athletics director at LLCC...
Conn’s Hospitality Group Proudly Announces the Grand Reopening of Wm Van Coffee Cafe in Springfield, IL
Conn's Hospitality Group is thrilled to invite the community of Springfield to the grand reopening of the beloved Wm Van Coffee Cafe on Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 7:00 AM. After a careful and thoughtful restoration, this historic gem has...
Illinois Symphony Orchestra Announces Changes to the Opposites Attract Performances
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra announces that Music Director candidate Naomi Woo has withdrawn from the ISO’s Music Director search due to her recent appointments as Music Director of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Assistant...
Cicadas Double Emergence of Broods 2024 Any Businesses Hosting Special Events?
As honest as Honest Abe himself, the cicada emergence in 2024 has potential to drive tourism to Springfield! Not since 1803 has there been a double emergence of broods of cicadas! And, it won’t happen again until 2245, yes! 2245!! Did you...
The Springfield Area Arts Council Presents “Friday Night Jazz & Blues”
Image by Garik Barseghyan from Pixabay April 12 - The Jaybirds April 19 - The Mark Tonelli Group April 26 - Victoria Capo Trio “Friday Night Jazz & Blues” is a renewed program that began as “Uptown Friday...
